The Waco CG-4 was the most widely used American troop/cargo military glider of World War II. It was designated the CG-4A by the United States Army Air Forces,[1] and given the service name Hadrian (after the Roman emperor) by the British.

Waco Glider

Paratroopers waiting in England for "The longest day", on the evening of June 5, 1944, bound for the Cotentin peninsula; France...

The Airborne Invasion about to begin

The respected 1st battalion of the pathfinders of the 505th parachute regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, in the late hours of 5 June 1944.